Crime
40-year-old divorcee remanded for defiling two girls in Lagos
A 40-year-old divorcee, Adebowale Ajayi, who allegedly defiled two girls was on Thursday in Lagos remanded at the Kirikiri Prisons by an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
When the case was mentioned, the Magistrate, Mrs. B.O. Osunsanmi did not take the plea of the defendant.
Osunsanmi ordered that he be kept behind bars pending the receipt of legal advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Ajayi, who resides in Meiran, Lagos, is being tried for defilement.
The Prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that the defendant committed the offense on March 25 at his residence.
Ayorinde said that the case was reported and the defendant was arrested.
He said that Ajayi unlawfully had sexual intercourse with the girls aged 12 and 13.
“The defendant lured the girls into his room and defiled them in turns. He threatened to kill them if they told anybody.”
“The mother of one of the girls discovered that her daughter had been defiled when she slept carelessly with her legs open, revealing her private parts.
“The mother questioned her and the girl told her what the defendant did to her,” he said.
The prosecutor said the offense violated Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The section prescribes life imprisonment for defilement.
The case was adjourned until July 15 for mention.
NAN
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